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Henry   Loomis served as director of the Voice of America for seven years starting⁽¹⁾ in 1958. Mr Loomis played⁽²⁾ an important role in creating the Special English   service .

Henry   Loomis was born⁽³⁾ in 1919 in Tuxedo Park ,   New York . His father was Alfred Lee Loomis , a rich New York City   businessman . In 1940, Henry Loomis dropped⁽⁴⁾ out of Harvard University   to join⁽⁵⁾ the United States Navy . He was able to put to good   use his knowledge of radar technology that he had learned⁽⁶⁾ about because of his father's work . After   graduating at the top in his naval training⁽⁷⁾ class , Henry Loomis became   a teacher at the Navy's radar training⁽⁷⁾ school in Hawaii . By the   end of World War Two , Henry Loomis had received⁽⁸⁾ many honors for his service   , including⁽⁹⁾ a Bronze Star and an Air   Medal . He left the Navy in 1946 to begin graduate studies .

Henry   Loomis later⁽¹⁰⁾moved⁽¹¹⁾ to   Washington , D . C . to begin another part of his career in public service .   He held⁽¹²⁾ positions in the Department of Defense and other   agencies : In 1958, he became director of the Voice of America .

During   his travels around the world , Mr. Loomis saw that English was becoming⁽¹³⁾ an important international language . He believed   that it was important to make English easier to understand by listeners of   VOA broadcasts whose native language was not English . So Mr. Loomis asked   VOA program manager Barry Zorthian to develop a way to broadcast to listeners   with a limited knowledge of English :

The   result of this effort was Special English : The first Voice of America   broadcast in Special English took place on October 19th , 1959. Those against   his ideas at the time said the Special English method of broadcasting⁽¹⁴⁾ at a slower⁽¹⁵⁾ rate   with a limited⁽¹⁶⁾ vocabulary   would never work , it was not practical . American embassies demanded that   the program be called⁽¹⁷⁾ off   . But Mr. Loomis supported⁽¹⁸⁾ the   program .

Soon   , VOA began to receive⁽⁸⁾ hundreds of letters from   listeners praising the program . Special English programs became some of the   most popular on VOA . We are pleased⁽¹⁹⁾ to   say that our programs still are .

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1.We can know from the   passage that Henry Loomis ______.   A. was born⁽³⁾ in a poor family   B. did well in his naval training⁽⁷⁾ class   C. stayed in the Navy for nearly 8 years   D. joined⁽⁵⁾ the army immediately after graduating from university

2.What is the second   paragraph mainly about ?   A. Henry Loomis's childhood .   B. Henry Loomis's whole business .   C. Henry Loomis's background .   D. Henry Loomis's army life .

3.What led to Henry Loomis's   idea of Special English programs ?   A. His experience in the Navy .   B. His experience in the Department of Defense .(国防部)   C. His early dream of promoting the influence of VO   D. His finding VOA programs are too difficult for non-native listeners .

4.Those who were against his   ideas of Special English programs said ______   A. Special English programs were not practical   B. it would cost too much to make Special English programs   C. it was unnecessary to broadcast Special English programs   D. Special English programs wouldn't help listeners in improving⁽²⁰⁾ their English

1. starting   start的现在分词   start 英 [stɑ:t] 美 [stɑrt]   v;n;v. 开始, 出发

2. played   play的过去式、过去分词   play 英 [pleɪ] 美 [pleɪ]   v;v. 玩

3. born 英[bɔ:n] 美[bɔrn]   v;adj. 出生

4. dropped   drop的过去式、过去分词   drop 英 [drɒp] 美 [drɑp]   v;n. 落下, 投下

5. join [dʒɔɪn]   v. 参加, 加入, 参与

6. learned   learn的过去式、过去分词   learn 英 [lɜ:n] 美 [lɜrn]   v;v. 得知, 获悉, 学习

7. training 英[ˈtreɪnɪŋ] 美[ˈtrenɪŋ]   n;v;n. 训练, 培育

8. received   receive的过去式、过去分词   receive 英 [rɪˈsi:v] 美 [rɪˈsiv]   v. 接到, 收到

9. including   include的现在分词   include 英 [ɪnˈklu:d] 美 [ɪnˈklud]   v. 包括, 包含

10. later 英[ˈleɪtə(r)] 美[ˈleɪtər]   adv;adv;adv. 后来, 随后

11. moved   move的过去式、过去分词   move 英 [mu:v] 美 [muv]   v;v. 移动, 搬动, 走动

12. held 英[held] 美[hɛld]保留

13. becoming   become的现在分词   become 英 [bɪˈkʌm] 美 [bɪˈkʌm]   v. 变成, 成为

14. broadcasting 英[ˈbrɔ:dkɑ:stɪŋ] 美[ˈbrɔdkæstɪŋ]   n. 广播

15. slower   slow的比较级   slow 英 [sləʊ] 美 [sloʊ]   v;adj. 慢, 迟钝

16. limited [ˈlɪmɪtɪd]   adj. 有限的, 受限的

17. called   call的过去式、过去分词   call 英 [kɔ:l] 美 [kɔl]   v;n;v. 叫（称呼）, 喊

18. supported   support的过去式、过去分词   support 英 [səˈpɔ:t] 美 [səˈpɔrt]   v;n. 支持, 维持

19. pleased 英[pli:zd]   adj;v;v. 高兴的, 满意

20. improving   improve的现在分词   improve 英 [ɪmˈpru:v] 美 [ɪmˈpruv]   v. 改善, 改进, 提高

I   was driving home one evening at about 5, stuck⁽²¹⁾ in   traffic , and the car started to die— I hardly managed⁽²²⁾ to get into a gas station , glad only that I would   have a somewhat⁽²³⁾ warm   spot to wait for the tow⁽²⁴⁾ truck   . Before I could make the call , I saw a woman walking out of the "   Quickie Mart " building , then suddenly she slipped⁽²⁵⁾ on some ice and fell⁽²⁶⁾ down   , so I got out to see if she was okay .

When   I got there , it looked like she had been overcome by weep⁽²⁷⁾ than that she had fallen⁽²⁸⁾ ; she was a young woman who looked exhausted⁽²⁹⁾ with dark circles under her eyes . She   dropped something as I helped her up , and I picked it up and gave it to her   . It was a coin .

At   that moment , everything came into focus for me : the crying woman ,   the ancient Suburban packed full of stuff⁽³⁰⁾ and three kids in the back , and the gas pump⁽³¹⁾ reading $4.95.

I   asked her if she was okay and if she needed help , and she just kept⁽³²⁾ saying " I don't want my kids to see me   crying ," so we stood at the other side of the pump⁽³¹⁾ from her car . She said she was driving to   California for Christmas and that things were very hard for her right now .

I   took out my credit card and swiped⁽³³⁾ it   through the card reader on the pump⁽³¹⁾ so   that she could fill up her car completely , and I bought 2 big bags of   food for her kids in the car who attacked it like wolves . While it   was fueling⁽³⁴⁾ ,   she asked , " So , are you an angel⁽³⁵⁾ or   something ?" I said , " At this time of year , angels⁽³⁵⁾ are really busy , so sometimes God uses common   people ."

It   was unbelievable to be part of someone else's miracle⁽³⁶⁾ . And of course , you guessed it . When I got in my   car , it started right away and got me home with no problem . Sometimes , angels⁽³⁵⁾ fly close enough to you that you can hear the flutter⁽³⁷⁾ of their wings .

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5.Caught in traffic , the   author still felt happy because _____ .   A. she could fill up her car to get home in time   B. the woman who needed help was waiting there   C. she could find a warm place to wait   D. she could do something for others in the gas station

6.The young woman cried   because _____.   A. her situation was very terrible   B. her kids wouldn’t listen to her   C. she was too tired   D. she fell down and got injured⁽³⁸⁾

7.It can be inferred⁽³⁹⁾ from the passage that _____.   A. the author was driving carelessly⁽⁴⁰⁾ on the way home   B. the young woman was interested in long driving   C. the young woman didn’t want to see her kids crying   D. the kids were extremely hungry at that time

8.According to the passage ,   we can say that the author ____.   A. was a kind person   B. liked to deal with others’ business   C. had no thought for others   D. was a real angel⁽³⁵⁾

21. stuck [stʌk]动不了的, 卡住的

22. managed 英[ˈmænɪdʒd]完成(困难的事)

23. somewhat 英[ˈsʌmwɒt] 美[ˈsʌmwʌt]   adv. 稍微, 有点, 某种程度

24. tow 英[təʊ] 美[toʊ]拖曳的行为或情况

25. slipped [slɪpt]打滑, 打滑的

26. fell 英[fel] 美[fɛl]   v. 跌落

27. weep 英[wi:p] 美[wip]一段哭泣, 一阵哭泣

28. fallen 英[ˈfɔ:lən] 美[ˈfɔlən]倒下的

29. exhausted 英[ɪgˈzɔ:stɪd] 美[ɪɡˈzɔstɪd]耗尽的, 筋疲力尽的

30. stuff [stʌf]   n;v. 原料, 材料, 资料

31. pump [pʌmp]   n;v;n. 泵, 水泵, 气筒

32. kept [kept]保有

33. swiped   swipe的过去式、过去分词   swipe 英 [swaɪp] 美 [swaɪp]刷（磁卡）

34. fueling 英[fju:əlŋɪ] 美[fjuəlŋɪ]补充燃料

35. angel 英[ˈeɪndʒl] 美[ˈendʒəl]   n. 天使

36. miracle [ˈmɪrəkl]   n. 奇迹, 奇事

37. flutter 英[ˈflʌtə(r)] 美[ˈflʌtɚ]   v. (使)飘动, 挥动, 颤动

38. injured 英[ˈɪndʒəd] 美[ˈɪndʒərd]受伤的

39. inferred   infer的过去式、过去分词   infer 英 [ɪnˈfɜ:(r)] 美 [ɪnˈfɚ]   v. 推断

40. carelessly 英[ˈkeələslɪ] 美[ˈkɛrlɪslɪ]粗心大意地, 草率地